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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Geez huggie, good score on the engine & trans! Congrats on the work too, comes in handy sometimes for working on cars
 Looks like you are movin' right along with the wagon, well done, keep it up...... Cheers RD
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ok not much worthy of a update but an interesting one all the same...
to kick it off, tomorrow i pick up an EF motor and gearbox i got from a good mate along with some spares. and 2nd up... i was looking on ebay for a VRS kit or atleast a head gasket... and i seen that EB-EL are all atleast 80 bucks... then i spotted a EA 3.2L VRS kit... interesting as i thought they used the same block... so jumped on the ACL website and my thoughts confirmed... both EA 3.2, EA 3.9 and EB 4.0 all the same VRS kit codes... the things that differ are rings etc which id like to do but arnt in this kit anyways, so a bid for $25, and $10 postage, just completed the transaction. so score for me, $35 VRS kit... also funnily enough the 3 brands offered are all ACL owned. got some bits in the mail, so ill probebly jump down to the wreckers shortly and pick up the last few things i need since people havnt gotten back to me with postage costs or bank details. after today, 2 hours in traffic with temp in the red and no where to stop (chemical spill at anzac ave) i dont think the headgasket is looking too good in the wagon now... it was full of water but i have a feeling there was no oil left. so will see how it goes tomorrow since i topped it all up. wont be long now |
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well today prooved to be interesting.. started off by swapping the mags with the ones from the fairlane, so its now riding on 12 slotters. the reason was tread. the snowflakes tyres were RS... and didnt grip at all in the wet. so after that was done i set off on my 60k round trip to pick up a motor from col (AU2SW) had to pull over twice on the way there due to the temp again.. this time the temp light actually came on... so 2 servo pourer thingies later it was cooled down and re-filled with water after dumping it on the side of the highway, then we set off again, by the time we got to cols work a mere 7k's up the road she was in the red again... so a 40 minute wait for col to arrive back from his lunch break, we loaded up my free EF motor and box and headed home, left thebig pinapple with temp sitting on 'o', and got to mobi vics i think it is, just before humble pie exit just before the temp went in to the red... cooled her down and went on our way.
from what i can tell there is either a blockage or the water pumps f**k. as filled it up and it looked full, started the car and added another 5l.. with every other car i have had, it only required 1/2L top up once started from empty... so will investigate later once its cooled down   
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Hey Huggie.
That EF donk looks pretty good. Hopefully the insides are just as good too. Keep up the good work. BenJ
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well apparently the only thing wrong with it is the timing chain tensioner leaks.. show me one that doesnt lol. he removed it to install the V8... and the box only recently got a service with new filter and oil so thats a bonus...
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random snaps. new bonnet. a lil bit of crows feet in the paint work but way better without the vents and for badge
   
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Need to find some 8" wide rims for the back Huggie.
BenJ
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tell me about it... i thought about throwing my spacers in there just to kick it out a little... looks shocking that far inwards
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Age: 38 Posts: 251 Joined: 9th Sep 2009 Ride: ED falcon gli - XR6 replica Location: Canberra |
looking good with those wheels and bonnet on huggie. be trick as once you get that engine in, scored the CAT with it too!!
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yeah and a box of goodies.. had the cruise control hooked up still, looks like the cruise wiring, alternator, power steering pump, EF ECU (Fairmont) front shocks in great condition, rear springs (no use for but ill hold on to them just incase)
there was also a tickford snorkel, full EF intake with airbox... serpentine belt... im stoked  but now i dont know what motor to put in.. got everything there for the EF motor to go in, just have to throw a dizzy in. all the heater hoses and all are in perfect condition on it... so i think, get the T5 bits i need, find where the hell my new clutch cable went to and throw it in... but then again i have the EB VRS kit on the way.. hmm what to do |
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Age: 38 Posts: 251 Joined: 9th Sep 2009 Ride: ED falcon gli - XR6 replica Location: Canberra |
maybe put in the EF engine but take off the BBM (waiting from insults) and run a log manfold with box car computer, make it a lot easier i would think, unless using all the EF gear is fairly plug and play?
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using EF is the same as using EL.. so same process as fitting the MPFI motor.
so all id have to do is extend 2 sensors to suit the manifold, drop in a dizzy and if i wanted run a BBM switch from an EL computer, OR ziptie it up and run EB computer... OR!!!!!!!!!! remove the butterfly's from inside the manifold. tempting temping.. tho then id have to do a full ground up rebuild on the EB motor to suit boost and throw on the EF serpentine timing case from the EF motor in the lane... hmm i guess in the end ill have to rebuild a motor anyways... hmm what to do... someone make my mind up for me lol if i use the dial-up manifold, id have to use a XH tensioner so the belt clears the throttle body |
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Age: 38 Posts: 251 Joined: 9th Sep 2009 Ride: ED falcon gli - XR6 replica Location: Canberra |
HAHA dial up manifold!!!
thats alot of options! im staying out. also forgot about the XG tensioner need with log aka dial up manifold. maybe roll dice, or put names in a hat? HAHA cheers huggie
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well your the first person to get that joke.. everyone seems to be like WTF is a dial-up manifold...
in my mind i want it to look neat and factory.. but then i think, if i throw the BBM in, then it will be more modded and might get a bit more attention if i decide to throw it into shows... |
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{USERNAME} wrote: well your the first person to get that joke.. everyone seems to be like WTF is a dial-up manifold... in my mind i want it to look neat and factory.. but then i think, if i throw the BBM in, then it will be more modded and might get a bit more attention if i decide to throw it into shows... It will also DRIVE a lot better with the BBM. DO IT!!!! Was one of the best mods I have done for improved driving experience and bang for your buck. BenJ
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